Scroll down to THE EARTH CHARTER PRINCIPLES. HISTORY In 1987 The World Commission on Environment and Development (known as “the Brundtland Commission”) launched Our Common Future Report with a call for a “new charter” to set “new norms” to guide the transition to sustainable development. Following that discussion about an Earth Charter took […]
It seems logical to grant protection to nature by treating it as a living entity. And the law might be catching up. Jane Gleeson-White Sun 1 Apr 2018 03.33 BST Last modified on Fri 3 Aug 2018 15.43 BST Comments 232 The mouth of the Margaret river in Western Australia. Photograph: ajupp/Getty Images On 20 March a […]
The current ecological crisis requires that we transform our international and domestic legal systems to nurture, rather than allow the destruction of the Earth community. The third International Rights of Nature Tribunal was held concurrently with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 21) at Maison des Métallos in Paris, […]
With the “World Charter for Nature” on 28 October 1982, the United Nations developed a code of conduct for the protection and preservation of global natural habitats and resources. The code established five “principles of conservation” by which all human conduct affecting nature should be guided and judged. It further emphasized that social and economic […]
Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist. He teaches at the Harvard Kennedy School, and serves as special advisor to IBM Security. His new book is called Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-Connected World. Years ago I contacted Bruce Schneier because of Lockheed Martin’s role at Statistics Canada […]
From: Bruce Schneier Sent: November 15, 2018 Crypto-Gram November 15, 2018 by Bruce Schneier CTO, IBM Resilient schneier AT schneier.com https://www.schneier.com A free monthly newsletter providing summaries, analyses, insights, and commentaries on security: computer and otherwise. For back issues, or to subscribe, visit Crypto-Gram’s web page. Read this issue on the web These same essays […]
Julian Assange has been charged “under seal” in the US. That means no details of the charge, or even the charge itself, are meant to be known by the public. Vanity Fair, Excerpt: According to The Washington Post, an August 22 filing in an unrelated case mentions Assange twice by name. Arguing that a case […]
the light went on. I remember what “under the Law” means in the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. (NOTE: List of RELATED postings at bottom) There’s a BLIND SPOT that creates confusion. And down the garden path we go. the word PRIVACY used in two different contexts has different meaning. If you do not […]
(NOTE: list of RELATED postings at bottom) by Bill Curry Canadians strongly oppose Statistics Canada’s plan to obtain personal banking records – and most would not consent to participating, according to a new Nanos Research survey. The survey suggests the federal government is on the wrong side of public opinion in its defence […]
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = RELATED POSTINGS 2018-11-16 Surveillance Kills Freedom By Killing Experimentation, Bruce Schneier. from “The End of Trust”. In my book Data and Goliath, I write about the value of privacy. I talk about how it is essential for political […]